Fort Harrison National Cemetery
Fort Harrison National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located seven miles south of the city of Richmond, in Henrico County, Virginia. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, It encompasses 1.5 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 1,570 interments.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: historic veterans cemetery in Henrico County, Virginia
- Address: 8620 Varina Road, Richmond, VA 23231
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Harrison and Chaffin Bluff.
Fort Harrison
Park
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Fort Harrison, later renamed Fort Burnham, was an important component of the Confederate defenses of Richmond during the American Civil War. Named after Lieutenant William Harrison, a Confederate engineer, it was the largest in the series of fortifications that extended from New Market Road to the James River that also included Forts Brady, Hoke, Johnson, Gregg, and Gilmer. Fort Harrison is situated 1,900 feet west of Fort Harrison National Cemetery.
Chaffin Bluff
Cliff
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Chaffin's Bluff is located in Henrico County, Virginia, United States, on the north side of the James River, opposite Drewry's Bluff, long-considered a major defense point of the river below Richmond. Chaffin Bluff is situated 2 miles west of Fort Harrison National Cemetery.
Varina Area Library
Library
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Varina Area Library is situated 2 miles north of Fort Harrison National Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varina and Warwick.
Varina
Village
Varina is a former unincorporated community and current magisterial district in the easternmost portion of Henrico County, Virginia, United States.
Warwick
Hamlet
Warwick was an unincorporated town and port in Chesterfield County, Virginia, located on the navigable portion of the James River about 5 miles south of downtown Richmond, Virginia. Warwick is situated 3½ miles northwest of Fort Harrison National Cemetery.
Bellwood
Village
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Bellwood is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,352 at the 2010 census. The community takes its name from Bellwood, one of the James River Plantations. Bellwood is situated 4 miles west of Fort Harrison National Cemetery.
Fort Harrison National Cemetery
- Categories: military cemetery, United States national cemetery, and burial
- Location: Henrico, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.42859° or 37° 25′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.36652° or 77° 21′ 60″ westElevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
8794CJHM+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 315840613OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
“Fort Harrison National Cemetery” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière national de fort Harrison”
- French: “Cimetière national de fort Harrison”
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